Preparing questions in advance can help patients have more meaningful discussions with their physicians regarding their conditions. Patients may wish to ask their doctor the following questions about necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD):

1. Why do you think I have NLD?
   
   
2. Could there be another cause of my symptoms?
   
   
3. What could cause my NLD?
   
   
4. Will the symptoms get worse with time?
   
   
5. Can it spread to others? Is it hereditary?
   
   
6. What are my treatment options? How successful are they?
   
   
7. How long will treatment last?
   
   
8. What is the likelihood of symptoms returning after treatment?
   
   
9. Is there anything I can do to prevent further occurrence?
   
   
10. If I haven’t been diagnosed with diabetes, does the development of NLD mean that I have it or am at risk of developing it? Should I have a glucose test to screen for diabetes?